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£152.25
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $233
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MSRP in USD: $233
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-7400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-7400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600 is 1848 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-7400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7400
- Up to 41% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - £152.25 vs £259.95
- Up to 31% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i5-12600 - £0.9 vs £1.31 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 16% better in No Man's Sky than Core i5-7400 - 198 vs 170 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7400 - 12 vs 4 threads
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
170
85.85858585858585%
Value, £/FPS
£0.9/FPS
100%
Price, £
£152.25
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-7400 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.00GHz/6MB/Kabylake/65W/Graphics) - BX80677I57400
Buy for £152.25 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2432 minutes ago
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
198
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.31/FPS
68.70229007633588%
Price, £
£259.95
58%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.80 GHz
Buy for £259.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2432 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Single-Core
1176
49.59932517924926%
Multi-Core
3232
33.247608270754036%
Intel Core i5-7400 | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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